Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIX, Number 26, 28 Iune 1890 — KA HOKUPAA SIRIUS. [ARTICLE]

KA HOKUPAA SIRIUS.

[K.e pii nei keia hoikeike ana i ka \ani, aka, ua waihoia mai ka naauao no kakou.] Ke olelo nei kekahi pae kilohokn naauao, o keia ma ka lani, he maoli ia i pakeu ae kona nui i ko kakou !a e hoomalamaiama mau nei. Ma ka ike ana maloko o na ohe kilohoku, he wahi kiko wale no ia maloko o ke ao uli, a ua manaoia no hoi oia ka hoku i kokoke loa mai i ka honua nei. He h mua maoh nae keia hoku i piha i ke ahi a me ka wela weliweli, a ina o keia hoku ma kahi o ka la e nee nei, ma ka mamat> like niai ka la a me ka honua, aole loa he mea ola i kona wela.

Ma ka huli {>ono ia ana mai nei, ua maopopo o keia ka helu eha o ka mamao o na hokupaa i kokoke mai i ka honua nei. oka hoku kokoke loa, oia o Alph i Centauri, aia inaloko o na latitu hena; he mau h )ku mamao loa aku kahi i hiki o\e ke ana polulei ia ko lakou nui a me ka mamao mai ka honua nei. Ua lokahi ua hu ihelu aka poe kiloh -ku. Oka mamao oka hokupaa kukoke loa mai i ka honua nei he 22,000.000,000,000 mile. A me he la ina o S:rins ka helu ehi n ka mamao mii ka hon u aku, ua kohoia na mile mamao ma kahi o 100,000,000, 000 mile.

I we'uewehe ho ihalikelike no kakou iho e pili ana i keia mamao launa o)c, penei no ia : Oka hikiwawe o kekahi p )ka e lele aku ai mai ka wafia aku o kekahi pukuniahi Limaikaika, be 400 iwilei i ke sekona; ina e hoomau ia peia kona lele ana, e piha no na makahiki he 100,000,000 a hiki keia poka i keia hoku. Eta hou :. Ua h )ikeii, o ki hikiwawe o ka nee ana o ka malimalama o ka4a iloko 0 ke sekona, he 200,000 mile; iloko o ka minute ua lika me 12,000,000 mile. Nolaila, ina e p junaue ia keia mau huahelu me na mile mamao 0 kela hOku, e piha no na makahiki he iwakalua a hiki ka malamalama ilaila. —51 F. C.